Nothing Can Erase You

A Thriller

De: Michel Bussi, Sam Taylor - translator

Narrado por: Caroline Hewitt

From the author of After the Crash comes a gripping new thriller about one woman’s descent into grief and madness after her ten-year-old son disappears without a trace.

Maddi Libéri is a successful doctor living an idyllic life in the South of France. On the morning of her son’s tenth birthday, they walk to the beach together. The boy presses for a quick swim, but when the surf is too rough, she sends him off to buy a baguette instead.

He never returns.

Ten years later, Maddi stands at the spot where she last saw her son. A pilgrimage of sorts. And she can’t believe her eyes. There, standing at the water’s edge, is a young boy—and he looks exactly like her son. Same face, same suit…even the same birthmark.

Rattled, Maddi becomes obsessed with the boy. She upends her life to get closer to him. And the more she learns about her son’s doppelgänger, the more unhinged she becomes. Dangerous secrets brought to light put people’s lives at risk, and plot twists reveal truths you’ll never see coming.

©2021 Michel Bussi and Presses de la Cité. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Translation © 2024 by Sam Taylor.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“A finely wrought nightmare that will strike a chord for every parent who’s been troubled by dreams of losing a child.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Stunning settings, a magnetic main character, and a whiplash plot should hold readers from the first scene on.” —Booklist

“A riveting thriller of a read from start to finish…” —Midwest Book Review

Mystery

I feel like it was really good once you got to the end and figured out what was happening. However I feel like it was very long.

Good but not enough to Insist Others Read

While this was an interesting story, I would not call it a thriller. Maybe something was lost in the translation? I’m not sure. There are numerous characters to keep up with too. The premise of the story kept me interested because I wanted to know if Tom was the reincarnation or not. Overall though, I just can’t bring myself to give more than three stars because this isn’t one that I’m going to be insisting my friends read.